In Russia's Smolensk region, air defense forces were activated overnight on January 4 in response to the detection of drones. Explosions were heard in the area, according to Vasily Anokhin ...

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Moscow authorities are concerned about Ukrainian drone strikes on the Smolensk nuclear power plant, 120 miles from the border with Ukraine.

A video screengrab shows a large fire burning at what was reportedly a state-owned oil storage depot in Yartsevo, Smolensk Oblast, Russia, after a Ukrainian drone attack, April 24, 2024.

The operation was carried out in Russia's Smolensk Oblast, a western region bordering Belarus, to disrupt arms and equipment shipments to Russian forces stationed at Ukraine's northeastern border.

Fire broke out at fuel and energy facilities in Russia's Smolensk region as a result of a drone attack launched by Ukraine, said Vasily Anokhin, the governor of the western region. It was not ...

The governor of Russia's western region of Smolensk said a Ukrainian drone hit a fuel depot overnight, setting it on fire, while an attack on the regional centre had been repelled.

Smolensk Mayor Alexander Novikov said that five drones were shot down over the city and its suburbs on the morning of October 1. There were no casualties, he said. Novikov urged residents of the city ...

SMOLENSK, 27 May (BelTA) - Belarus needs to bring cooperation with Smolensk Oblast to the highest level among Russian regions, Head of the Belarus President Administration Dmitry Krutoi said ...